Don’t forget that tomorrow (Thursday March 20th) I’m hosting a mortgage seminar for real estate agents who wish to survive the current market. FHA loan is all the rage, and Canadians are  coming down in droves – as an agent you need to know the lending climate so you can convert inquiries into closed transactions!
I’ll [...]

You are not alone if you feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the workday. Utilizing this POWERFUL tip, will help you get more accomplished in your busy day, giving you more time for what you really want to be working on. And just a warning, you may cringe and fight me on this [...]

Ahhhh… the joys of a Saturday morning. Pour some strong coffee, fire up the ol’ laptop and get on Craigslist. Look at a few cheap used cars, maybe buy some used furniture for the bathroom, check out a few ladies offering the latest in massage therapy, and oh, see if you can’t find a house to move [...]

Finally a funny movie about Real Estate and Realtors. I’ve only seen the trailer and not the whole movie, so I can’t say what the movie is like. However, from what I have seen it looks to be a funny one. Some funny lines I caught:
“I like to take a submissive posture with my clients.”
“I [...]

If you missed my blogging seminar earlier this month, do not fear. Steve Groves/Executive Conversations, is putting one together tomorrow. This two hour event will cover the fundamentals of blogging.
Steve will also be handing away some real cool goodies too:
By special arrangement, we’ve been able to get every attendee a free sign-up for a real [...]

Yesterday’s Real Estate Blogging Seminar held at SEVRAR and sponsored by Grand Canyon Title Company was very well attended. There is certainly a lot of interest out there on blogging and how to use social media tools for business. I want to thank everyone for attending and Adam Saunders at Grand Canyon for all his [...]

I recently worked with a busy commercial Realtor who was losing sleep at night because she was stressing about trying to recall the details of her conversations on the road. She was concerned, with all of the different conversations she was having in a day, whether or not she was following-up on the actionable pieces [...]

Jay Thompson recently wrote about a real estate agent doing double duty as a loan officer on the same transaction. It seems to have garnered quite some buzz. I know real estate agents should be very well educated when it comes to home financing, but it would be hard to wear both hats. It’s better to [...]

I participated in my first Carnival of Real Estate this past week. I submitted my post from last week called “There Is More to the Apple Pie Than Just the Apple”. This installment of the carnival was hosted by Toby Boyce and also happened to be the 50th edition. In this brilliantly written carnival post [...]

Cell phone ring tone “If you”re happy and you know it clap your hands”
Pause……
Ring tone again “If you”re happy and you know it clap your hands”
Call answered:
“Hello, CTX, how can I help you?”
“Oh hi, this is Agent Realtor”
“Hi, Agent, how are you today? It’s pretty hot out isn’t it?”
“Yeah it is, I’m doing good, thanks… hey [...]